Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2000

Kavon

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #3,348 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,348
among boys · ↓42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Kavon · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,802
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2000
169 babies
All-time total
2,827
#2,666 all-time among boys
First recorded
1976
in Social Security records

Kavon popularity over time

2,827 babies have been named Kavon since 1976, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 13 13 1 – #4,365
1980s 5 141 146 15 +1023% #2,442
1990s 24 734 758 76 +419% #1,215
2000s 12 1,166 1,178 118 +55% #935
2010s – 486 486 49 -59% #2,040
2020s (to 2025) – 246 246 41 -16% #2,676

Where Kavon is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 36 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 37 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Kavon

Kavon is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,348 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1976, 2,827 American babies have been named Kavon. Its peak came in 2000, when 169 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kavon stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kavon?

The median living Kavon is about 22 years old; half are between 15 and 28. An estimated 2,800 people named Kavon are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kavon year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 35 #3,348
2024 – – 36 #3,306
2023 – – 37 #3,259
2022 – – 49 #2,695
2021 – – 48 #2,676
2020 – – 41 #2,905
2019 – – 40 #3,025
2018 – – 28 #3,836
2017 – – 37 #3,161
2016 – – 41 #2,910
2015 – – 36 #3,189
2014 – – 45 #2,686
2013 – – 63 #2,127
2012 – – 68 #2,040
2011 – – 65 #2,071
2010 – – 63 #2,135
2009 – – 86 #1,767
2008 – – 102 #1,568
2007 – – 90 #1,691
2006 – – 108 #1,441
2005 – – 106 #1,406
2004 – – 118 #1,278
2003 – – 106 #1,314
2002 – – 129 #1,120
2001 6 #14,419 158 #976
2000 6 #14,036 163 #935
1995 5 #14,512 69 #1,443
1990 – – 46 #1,743
1985 – – 15 #3,150
1980 – – 5 #6,765
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kavon, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kavon?

The median living Kavon is about 22 years old. Half of all living Kavons are between 15 and 28 years old.

How many people named Kavon are alive today?

An estimated 2,800 people named Kavon are alive in the United States, based on 2,827 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kavon in 2025?

Kavon ranked #3,348 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kavon?

2,827 babies have been named Kavon in the United States since 1976, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kavon most popular?

Kavon peaked in 2000, when 169 newborns received the name.

Is Kavon a boy or girl name?

Kavon is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kavon rising or falling?

Kavon is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kavon become more popular?

Kavon looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 boys named Kavon in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Kavon

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